<p>US swimmer Caeleb Dressel opens his bid for a Michael Phelps-style medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, as judo's Shohei Ono will try to keep the golds rolling in for Japan.</p>.<p>Dressel sat out Sunday's 4x100m heats but the United States still qualified second fastest behind Italy, and they will be favourites for the morning final.</p>.<p>It could be the start of a seven-title spree for Dressel, 24, whose 13 world titles have prompted inevitable comparisons with Phelps -- winner of eight golds in 2008 and 23 in total.</p>.<p>The pressure is on the US team to emulate the golden generation of the retired Phelps along with Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Tony Ervin, who failed to qualify.</p>.<p>"I think everyone who is on the team, we're going to have to pick up the pace because what they left behind is huge," Dressel said.</p>.<p>In the men's 100m breaststroke final, Adam Peaty is the clear favourite as he attempts to become the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic title.</p>.<p>Peaty, who has lowered the world record five times, won his semi in 57.63 seconds to lead the timings into the final ahead of Dutchman Arno Kamminga with 58.19.</p>.<p>Away from the pool, three-time world champion Ono is expecting a "life-or-death" battle in the Nippon Budokan, judo's spiritual home, as he goes for his second Olympic gold.</p>.<p>"The Olympics is not a place for enjoyment," he said in a recent interview with public broadcaster NHK. "For me, it's a life-or-death battlefield."</p>.<p>After an exceptionally rocky build-up to the Games, with a year's delay and fans banned over the pandemic, Japan have enjoyed a strong start with five golds in the first two days.</p>.<p>As skateboarding continues its Olympic debut, women's street world champion Aori Nishimura will hope to emulate Japanese teammate Yuto Horigome, who won the men's competition on Sunday.</p>.<p>Britain's Jonny Brownlee will go for triathlon gold in the absence of his brother Alistair, who won the last two Olympic titles but failed to qualify this time around.</p>.<p>Brownlee, who took bronze in 2012 and silver in 2016, is aiming to become the first athlete to win three Olympic medals in the swimming, cycling and running race.</p>.<p>Elsewhere, Serbia's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic takes on Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in round two as he pursues his bid for a first Olympic title.</p>.<p>The 2008 bronze medallist has won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year, giving him a shot at the Golden Slam -- winning all four majors and the Olympics in the same season.</p>
<p>US swimmer Caeleb Dressel opens his bid for a Michael Phelps-style medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, as judo's Shohei Ono will try to keep the golds rolling in for Japan.</p>.<p>Dressel sat out Sunday's 4x100m heats but the United States still qualified second fastest behind Italy, and they will be favourites for the morning final.</p>.<p>It could be the start of a seven-title spree for Dressel, 24, whose 13 world titles have prompted inevitable comparisons with Phelps -- winner of eight golds in 2008 and 23 in total.</p>.<p>The pressure is on the US team to emulate the golden generation of the retired Phelps along with Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian and Tony Ervin, who failed to qualify.</p>.<p>"I think everyone who is on the team, we're going to have to pick up the pace because what they left behind is huge," Dressel said.</p>.<p>In the men's 100m breaststroke final, Adam Peaty is the clear favourite as he attempts to become the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic title.</p>.<p>Peaty, who has lowered the world record five times, won his semi in 57.63 seconds to lead the timings into the final ahead of Dutchman Arno Kamminga with 58.19.</p>.<p>Away from the pool, three-time world champion Ono is expecting a "life-or-death" battle in the Nippon Budokan, judo's spiritual home, as he goes for his second Olympic gold.</p>.<p>"The Olympics is not a place for enjoyment," he said in a recent interview with public broadcaster NHK. "For me, it's a life-or-death battlefield."</p>.<p>After an exceptionally rocky build-up to the Games, with a year's delay and fans banned over the pandemic, Japan have enjoyed a strong start with five golds in the first two days.</p>.<p>As skateboarding continues its Olympic debut, women's street world champion Aori Nishimura will hope to emulate Japanese teammate Yuto Horigome, who won the men's competition on Sunday.</p>.<p>Britain's Jonny Brownlee will go for triathlon gold in the absence of his brother Alistair, who won the last two Olympic titles but failed to qualify this time around.</p>.<p>Brownlee, who took bronze in 2012 and silver in 2016, is aiming to become the first athlete to win three Olympic medals in the swimming, cycling and running race.</p>.<p>Elsewhere, Serbia's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic takes on Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in round two as he pursues his bid for a first Olympic title.</p>.<p>The 2008 bronze medallist has won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this year, giving him a shot at the Golden Slam -- winning all four majors and the Olympics in the same season.</p>
